Tie and rail-fastener.



R. D. MILLI'RON. TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

-APPLIGATION FILED IEB.23, 1912.

1,028,587, Patentd June 4, 1912.

ATTORN EYS COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

RUSSELL D. MILLIRON, 0F MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application filed February 23, 1912. Serial No. 679,339.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssELL D. MILLI- RON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Mount Pleasant, in the county of VVestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to ties and rail fasteners, and the objects of my invention are to substitute concrete for wood, and to provide a strong and durable tie that will withstand the rough usage to which it is subjected in a roadbed.

Other objects of my invention are to furnish a concrete tie with a metallic reinforcement that adds strength and rigidity to the tie, and to provide rail fasteners that can be easily used in connection with the concrete tie.

Further objects of my invention are to provide a rail fastener for concrete ties that is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to install, and to accomplish the above objects by a mechanical construction that is highly eflicient for supporting the great weight of rolling stock.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie and. rail fastener in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the tie, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a detached metallic tie rein.-

forcement.

A tie in accordance with this invention comprises an oblong concrete body 1 having dimensions similar to an ordinary tie. Embedded within the concrete body 1 is a horizontal metallic bar 2 that reinforces and adds strength and rigidity to the concrete body. The bar extends from one end of the tie to the opposite end and adjacent to the ends of said bar there are lateral extensions 3 having the ends thereof removed from the longitudinal walls of the tie. The ends of the bar 2 are provided with sets of openings 4 and 5, and the lateral extensions 3 of the bar have openings 6. The walls of the openings 4, 5 and 6 are screw threaded and when molding or forming the concrete body, suitable cores are employed for providing the concrete body with openings 7, 8 and 9 that will aline with the openings 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Rails 10 are placed upon the tie with the base flanges 11 thereof between the openings 4. Screws 12 are then placed in the openings 7 and screwed in the openings 4, said screws having heads 13 engaging the base flanges 11 of the rail 10. A screw 14 is then placed in the opening 8 and screwed in one of the openings 5 with the head 15 of said screw in a horizontal plane with the head 13 of the screw 12 that holds the outer side of the rail 10. A plate 16 is placed upon the heads of the screws 12 and 14 at the outer side of said rail, said plate having a splice bar or flange 17 engaging under the head of the rail 10 and pressing the outer side of said rail. The plate 16 has openings 18 to accommodate screws 19 that extend into the openings 9 of the tie and are screwed into the openings 6 of the bar 2. The screws 19 are similar to the screws 12 and 14 and the heads of the screws 19 are adapted to hold the plate 16 in position.

It is thought that the utility of the invention will be apparent without further description, and while in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of a concrete body, a horizontal metallic bar embedded in said body and extending from one end thereof to the opposite end, lateral extensions carried by said bar adjacent to the ends thereof, the ends of said bar and said lateral extensions hav ing openings formed therein with the walls thereof screw threaded, screws arranged in. the ends of said tie and screwed into the openings of said bar and the lateral extensions thereof adapted to retain said rails upon said tie, additional screws mounted in said tie and said bar, adjacent to the ends of said tie, plates resting upon said screws and some of the "first mentioned screws and adapted to brace the outer sides of said rails, and other screws extending through said plate into said tie and engaging in the lateral extensions of said bar.

2. In a tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, and a concrete body, of a metallic bar arranged in said body and having the ends thereof provided with openings with the walls of said openings screw threaded, screws extending into said tie and screwed in some of said openings of said bar to retain said rails upon said tie, additional screws arranged in said tie and said bar adjacent to the outer ends of said tie, plates mounted upon said screws and bracing the outer sides of said rails and other screws extending through said plates into said tie and the bar embedded therein.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RUSSELL D. MILLIRON. Vitnesses CI-IRIS'HINA T. H001), MAX H. SROLOVITZ.

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